Strategy and approaches
The RIU African Country Programmes revised and rationalised their work after the mid-term review in 2009.
Malawi RIU has four strategic priorities:
- Facilitating the establishment of the National Innovation Coalition based around existing institutions and individuals that will support the development of innovation systems approaches.
- Facilitating farmers' empowerment to participate in Innovation Systems
- Facilitating a knowledge, information and communication support and learning group which would also provide input to Innovation Platforms
- Facilitating development of Innovation Platforms at national, district and area levels.
Early success
RIU generated interest from other donors to channel funds through the innovative institutional arrangements:
- DBSA on fisheries platform - 4.8m Euros
- Irish AID on legumes - US$4.75m; and
- AGRA